The Return of the King (Dramatized) Audiobook, by J. R. R. Tolkien Play Audiobook Sample

The Return of the King (Dramatized) Audiobook

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Read By: An Ensemble Cast Publisher: HighBridge Company Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 2.33 hours at 1.5x Speed 1.75 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: May 2007 Format: Original Staging Audiobook ISBN:

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Here is the original American full dramatization, as broadcast on National Public Radio.

War rages in the west, a titanic battle of will and strategy between the great wizard Gandalf and Sauron, the dark lord. Meanwhile, eastward in Mordor, Frodo and Sam approach the end of their improbable quest, bearing the One Ring ever closer to the Cracks of Doom, and to a final confrontation with the very essence of evil.

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"Finished up the Lord of the Rings! I enjoyed most of this book, well all but the 30 pages or so at the very end with the stuff about the Shire. It just didn't seem to fit and Tolkien's process of wrapping up every other loose end in the series was wearing on me by that point anyways."

— Artemas (4 out of 5 stars)

The Return of the King (Dramatized) Listener Reviews

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    " The best book I have ever read, easily. "

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    " These books are tough to read but well worth the trouble! They are full to the brim with action, adventure and their own history. Tolkien was a genius! "

    — Jo, 2/2/2014
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    " Except for the fact I was the entire time praying for Frodo's death, the book is epic. "

    — Vicka, 1/26/2014
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    " Gran gran libro, sin duda para recomendar "

    — Nacho, 1/23/2014
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    " I read all of these at least 4 time starting long before the movies. "

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    " I love all three books included in The Lord of the Rings! Read them sooo many times! "

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    " Nothing to add, a classic "

    — Marlene, 1/5/2014
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    " This series made me fall in love with fantasy, and helped me make many friends. Reading it in the school library at lunch is one of my favorite memories of 7th grade. This is absolutely one of the few series that deeply impacted my life. "

    — Shelly, 9/25/2013
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    " The Film stayed very true to the book! "

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    " This book is certainly one of the best finales I've ever read. The storyline was very well developed, and I was really absorbed while reading this book (compared to the Fellowship of the Ring, where I was falling asleep while reading). It's my type of storyline. I absolutely love it! "

    — Allison, 6/2/2013
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    " Terrific new world. Created the template for what has become a much abused genre. Tolkien still stands heads and shoulders above the rest. I keep going back to this to re-read parts. "

    — George190091, 5/19/2013
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    " A rip roaring tale, worth the considerable effort if you can skim read some of the asides. "

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    " The greatest fantasy epic of our time... "

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    " Great finish to an amazing story "

    — John, 4/14/2012
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    " I just love these stories! They are long and not a simple read, but worth every page for descriptive narrative! True artist! "

    — Christina, 3/11/2012
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    " Read this in middle school, then in high school, then twice more in high school.Tolkien was a genius. "

    — Peter, 1/23/2012
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    " My favorite of the series I was desperate to get to the end to find out the fate of middle earth. "

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    " Excellent fantasy series. Esoteric language, but if you're determined it's an amazing series. "

    — Matthew, 5/23/2011
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    " I've read this at least 3 times now. Brilliant work by Tolkien. "

    — Paraskevi, 5/22/2011
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    — Paige, 5/21/2011
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    " It's a good Book, a great story and I can really tell that he wrote it as he told his children the story of Frodo and the fellow-ship :D "

    — Jóhanna, 5/21/2011
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    " I am not usually a huge fan of fantasy novels, but I had to make an exception for Tolkien. "

    — Natasha, 5/21/2011
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    " no review will ever do Tolkiens books justice, simply read them and let yourself go. "

    — Alan, 5/20/2011
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    " Changed my life. If every book I read could bring perspective like The Lord of the Rings, I`d be a smart smart lad. "

    — Gustavo, 5/20/2011
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    " This wasn't exactly the edition that I have, but I'm assuming that the reading is all the same. This is the 2nd time I read the book & found new things each time. Now I want to rewatch the movie! Wonderful story. "

    — Cheryl, 5/20/2011
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    " What can I say - one of my favourites of all time. An allegory of WWII with the nasty nazi's as Mordor and rural England as the innocent yet noble rural Englanders (pre-industrial) as the Hobbits. To design whole languages, interlocking stories and cultures. What an achievement.... "

    — Cindy, 5/17/2011
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    — Sabah, 5/17/2011
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    " This one got me through High School without going insane, and I have re-read it probably 7 times including to my kids. "

    — Lauren, 5/16/2011
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    — Diana, 5/14/2011
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    — Alberto, 5/11/2011
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About J. R. R. Tolkien

J. R. R. Tolkien (1892–1973), beloved throughout the world as the creator of The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and other tales of Middle-earth, was a professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford, a fellow of Pembroke College, and a fellow of Merton College until his retirement in 1959. His chief interest was the linguistic aspects of the early English written tradition, but even as he studied these classics he was creating a set of his own. His books have been translated into more than fifty languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide.